Adult students complete career training programs in May 2022
In May, the GACTC celebrated the accomplishments of 46 postsecondary students that successfully completed career-training programs ranging from automotive technology to welding. We recognized students graduating from the following diploma programs: Automotive Diesel Automotive Technology Carpentry/Construction Computer & Networking Technology Electrical Trades Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning Outdoor Power Equipment Technology Welding with Print Reading Collectively, our 46 graduates: Completed more than 41,400 training hours in these programs! Earned over $197,551 in grant funding towards [...]
Garrett Baumgartner places 8th in national SkillsUSA competition
Garrett Baumgartner, a student at the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center (GACTC) in the Carpentry program, recently placed eighth in the national SkillsUSA Championships. The competition took place at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, which was held June 20-24 in Atlanta. Garrett Baumgartner and Pam Kenawell Baumgartner, who is a rising senior at Altoona High School, was one of 44 qualifiers in the day-long competition. Competitors were tasked with building [...]
Allegheny Trucks, Inc. donates a diesel truck to the Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
(Altoona, PA): Allegheny Trucks, Inc. has donated a preowned diesel truck to the Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC) to offer students hands-on learning to examine, diagnose, and repair diesel vehicles. GACTC students in the Automotive Technology, Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology, and Automotive/Diesel Technology programs will be able to work on the truck. “The industry is in critical need for trained and skilled technicians more than ever. The field takes on ever-changing technologies [...]
GACTC recognizes 247 seniors in Senior Ceremony
The Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC) held its Senior Ceremony on May 19 at the Blair County Convention Center, honoring all 247 seniors finishing programs of study at the GACTC. Students, families, school board members, and GACTC faculty were in attendance, along with sending school superintendents, principals, assistant principals, and counselors. Photo gallery of the event The seniors honored were: Altoona Area High School: Madison Adelsberger Darion Amos-Burchfield Anastazia Barschefski Logan Bartlebaugh Piper [...]
Practical Nursing Student Receives Scholarship from State Association
Bridget Montgomery, student in the Practical Nursing program at the Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC) is the recipient of a scholarship from the Pennsylvania Association of Practical Nursing Administrators (PAPNA) from the central PA region. Annually, PAPNA awards three scholarships, one from each section of the state, including eastern, western, and central Pennsylvania. Requirements for consideration of the financial scholarship include high academic standing in a practical nursing program, an essay, and recommendation [...]
GACTC student and former student recognized with Governor’s Achievement Awards
(Hershey, PA): Cameron Piper (right) and Aaron Bucher were recognized with Governor's Achievement Awards at the PA Workforce Development Association Conference in Hershey on May 5. The Governor's Achievement Award is presented to jobseekers who have put forth extraordinary personal effort to use resources provided through the workforce development system to reach an employment and/or education goal. Through the use of supports at the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, PA CareerLink, Skills, and other state-funded organizations, [...]
